MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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